More Events: List of things to do this weekend 1/18-1/20

January 17th, 2013 admin

Events happening in the Coastal Bend this weekend:

FRIDAY

SPEAKER SERIES: The College of Science and Engineering at Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi presents its Distinguished Speaker Series featuring marine fisheries expert Daniel Pauly, professor with the Fisheries Centre at the University of British Columbia, at 3:30 p.m. Friday in the Warren Theatre, Center for the Arts. The seminar is titled “Impacts of Fisheries and Global Warming on Marine Ecosystems.” Free. Information: 825-2132 or email michael.wetz@tamucc.edu.

PORT ARANSAS THEATER: The Port Aransas Community Theatre opens the 2013 season with the comedy “Daddy’s Dyin’ … Who’s Got The Will” by Del Shores. Performances are at 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday and at 2:30 p.m. Sunday through Jan. 27 at the theater, 2327 State Highway 361, Port Aransas. Cost: $15/at the theater door 45 minutes before performances or online at www.brownpapertickets.com. Information: 361-749-6036.

WINTER INTERPRETIVE PROGRAMS: The Aransas National Wildlife Refuge will offer a series of family-friendly winter interpretive programs beginning at noon Saturday and ending March 16. Free. Saturday’s program is “Marine Debris: A Man-Made Issue for all of Us” with Rhonda Cummins of Texas Sea Grant. Free van tours will be at 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays through April 28. Information/reservations: www.fws.gov/refuge/aransas/ or 361-286-3559.

ORCHESTRA OF VOICES: The Cathedral Concert Series presents Chanticleer: An Orchestra of Voices at 6 p.m. Sunday at the church, 505 N. Upper Broadway. Chanticleer is known as “an orchestra of voices” for the seamless blend of its 12 male voices ranging from countertenor to bass. Free. Information: 888-7444.

BELLY CASTING/PASTELS: The Art Center of Corpus Christi, 100 Shoreline Blvd., will offer baby belly casting classes from 1 to 4 p.m. the first and second Sunday of the month with instructor Angela Schwengler. Cost: $60/for a 2-part class. Pastels with instructor Stephanie Clayton is from 1 to 3 p.m. Sundays. Cost: $20. Preregistration can be done online at www.artcentercc.org or at the center. Information: 884-6406.